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The news of Jane Gray’s death hit me like a brick to the head. I knew things were not good but I anticipated her recovery. She was my daughter in-law’s mother. She was a wonderful person.

Moments later I received a phone call telling me my childhood friend had just passed away in Dayton, Ohio. From that moment through the next week the memories of the two of us growing from young boys to college age men filled my head. These were memories only he and I shared.

I for one am the worst when it comes to getting caught up in the day to day things but I received a phone call recently that stopped me dead in my tracks. I was standing in the grocery store when I noticed I had a voicemail from my baby brother. I must have looked like an idiot standing in the middle of the aisle as I could hardly move, mumbling under my breath the whole time about what on earth was he thinking to make such a impulsive decision and how he could leave such a message on my voicemail no less.

In 2011, as Northern Kentucky dealt with a Shigella outbreak and restrictions on children in pools, an interdisciplinary team of health department staff was brought together to curb the spread of the illness.